close

Close one or more figures

Syntax

• close()
• close('all')
• close(name)
• close(ID)
• close(GO)
• tf = close(...)

Input argument

• ID - a scalar integer value: figure ID.
• GO - a scalar graphics object on an existing figure.
• GO - a scalar graphics object on an existing figure.

Output argument

• tf - a scalar logical: true if figure was closed.

Description

close closes the current figure.

close(ID) closes the figure specified by figure ID.

close(GO) closes the figure specified by figure graphics object.

close('all') closes all figures.

Example

f = figure(1)
close();
h = figure(3)
close(h)
f1 = figure()
f2 = figure()
close('all')

See also

gcf, figure.

History

Author

Allan CORNET